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Sparrow 1.1 for iOS is out but... →
…looks like we’ll be waiting for 1.2 for push support—This is what they say:
Thanks to your amazing support, we feel confident that Apple might revise its position on the Push API. We’ll submit a first version of Sparrow 1.2 including it. This might delay Sparrow 1.2 validation but we’re already working with some partners to include Push in future versions of Sparrow without needing Apple clearance.
Push is coming. With or without Apple.
I’ll be ready and waiting when for when it’s released.
Sparrow for iPhone… my verdict
Well you gotta hand it to them, they’ve created one lovely app to use! But as they say ‘you don’t look at the mantlepiece when you’re poking the fire’ so… Looking at what I wished they’d do, let’s see the results:
Support two-way synchronisation of sent mail. That is, if I send a mail on my iPhone it does not appear in my other clients.Done.Proper deletion of mail. Moving an item to trash on the iPhone will archive it in Gmail. I know that this is configurable with the IMAP version but there are plenty of reasons why not to go down that route. Also it would be nice to have the option each time; something that the Sparrow Mac app has done nicely.Done and done: They went the extra mile on this one and it’s a lovely solution.Seamless multiple email addresses. It would be nice to be able to add one Gmail account to my iPhone and still be able to send mail from the other outgoing addresses it might use.Done: Again they’ve done a real nice job implementing all of the functionality available in the Mac client for this area including full SMTP support per-address.Assuming that 3 is implemented then multiple signatures.Done!
So they’ve done everything I wanted! Great right?… Well, no. You see I kind of left one requirement implicit since I don’t know how an email client can tout itself as such without support for push email.
This is a tough issue it seems. If you check on their website, Sparrow state that this feature was fully functional in the beta builds but their method was rejected upon submission to Apple. They’re currently running a petition which I urge you to sign since, with push support, this would definitely be my email app of choice. But, then again, maybe it will never get Apple’s approval for that exact reason :’| It’s times like this when I have to acknowledge some of the complaints of the anti-Apple-pro-OSS fanatics—perhaps they have a point.
Sparrow for iOS is here!
I’ve always been a sucker for a nice video ad and it’s being downloaded now. I’ll report on my findings soon—initial indications are it’s gonna be a gud’n—let’s see if it fulfils any of the items on my previously stated wish list.
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Sparrow for iPhone… it’s coming
Apparently Sparrow are well on the way to offering their alternative to the much-loved(?) native iOS mail client. See for yourself…
In the recent months Sparrow for Mac has become my email client of choice. It’s a great example of an application written with the user in mind: it has a lovely UX; (almost) full Gmail functionality; and spurts regular update goodies.
Following this teaser on their blog I started to wonder: do we really need Sparrow for iPhone? My personal conclusions is that there is a gap for Sparrow to fill on the iOS devices! There are a small set of niggles I have with the way I can hook up Apple’s native Mail app with my Gmail account. I’ve currently got my iPhone hooked up to Gmail as an Exchange server account on my device via GoogleSync and I know some of the below can be solved using other methods but I have yet to find something that does everything well. It’s also worth noting that I haven’t tried iCloud and don’t really intend to ;)
- Support two-way synchronisation of sent mail. That is, if I send a mail on my iPhone it does not appear in my other clients.
- Proper deletion of mail. Moving an item to trash on the iPhone will archive it in Gmail. I know that this is configurable with the IMAP version but there are plenty of reasons why not to go down that route. Also it would be nice to have the option each time; something that the Sparrow Mac app has done nicely.
- Seamless multiple email addresses. It would be nice to be able to add one Gmail account to my iPhone and still be able to send mail from the other outgoing addresses it might use
- Assuming that 3 is implemented then multiple signatures.
Simply, if Sparrow can plug all these holes in their mobile client it will certainly win my vote.
Sparrow for Mac is awesome. And it would be nice to have decent Gmail support on the iPhone—cue Sparrow for iOS…
As seen on The Verge and Business Insider, here is a preview of Sparrow for iPhone.
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